Osphranter robustus

(J. Gould, 1840)

Common Wallaroo

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Australidelphia
Order : Diprotodontia
Suborder : Macropodiformes
Superfamily : Macropodoidea
Family : Macropodidae
Subfamily : Macropodinae
Tribe : Macropodini
Genus : Osphranter

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gould, J. 1840-08-29. Mr. Gould, who had just returned from Australia, after an absence of two years and a half spent in the investigation of the habits and economy of the animals of that continent, brought before the notice ofthe meeting six new species of kangaroo. The Athenaeum 670:685.

Authority publication link

https://books.google.com/books?id=JyFb6r97uq8C&pg=PA685

Original name as described

Macropus (Petrogale) robustus

Other common names

Hill Kangaroo · Hill Wallaroo · Red Wallaroo · Roan Wallaroo · Eastern Wallaroo · Barrow Island Euro · Euro · Northern Wallaroo · Barrow Island Wallaroo · Woodward's Wallaroo

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1841.1099

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2cc60d04-51e4-499e-b30c-e97b6baa43ac https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c1cd4e96-c436-46f7-9b30-9c849d24b798

Type locality

"summits of the mountain ranges in the interior of New South Wales," Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

Taxonomy notes

moved from Macropus to Osphranter

Taxonomy notes citation

Celik, M., Cascini, M., Haouchar, D., Van Der Burg, C., Dodt, W., Evans, A. R., ... & Phillips, M. J. (2019). A molecular and morphometric assessment of the systematics of the Macropus complex clarifies the tempo and mode of kangaroo evolution. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 186(3), 793-812.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000291

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Macropus (Petrogale) robustus

(J. Gould, 1840)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

robustus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1841.1099

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2cc60d04-51e4-499e-b30c-e97b6baa43ac https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c1cd4e96-c436-46f7-9b30-9c849d24b798

Authority page

685

Authority page URI

https://books.google.com/books?id=JyFb6r97uq8C&pg=PA685

Authority publication

The Athenaeum

Name usages

  1. Gould (1840:561, https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015033904932?urlappend=%3Bseq=623%3Bownerid=13510798883722042-615) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69406)
  2. Murray (1866:364, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580360) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  3. Sclater (1872:119, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17037896) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61617)
  4. Ogilby (1892:58, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/938539) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69482)
  5. Spencer (1896:14, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57973425) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68745)
  6. Thomas (1904:224, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3858951) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16463)
  7. Corbet & Hill (1980:18) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  8. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:47) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  9. Corbet & Hill (1991:21) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  10. Groves (1993:54) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69003)
  11. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  12. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:57) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  13. Jackson & Groves (2015:163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Osphranter robustus

J. Gould, 1841

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

robustus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

pl. 5 unnumbered p. 1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62575902

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Gould (1841:@pl. 5 unnumbered p. 1, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62575902) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68502)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:728) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  3. Jackson & Groves (2015:163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000349) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000349) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40565/21953431) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Osphranter (?) Isabellinus

J. Gould, 1842

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

isabellinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1841.10.12.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0c9b9db2-33d8-4e13-ac3b-9a1089cf2af8

Authority page

81

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679703

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gould (1842:81, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679703) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60421)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Petrogale robusta

(J. Gould, 1842)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

robustus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

unnumbered p. 1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62576075

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Gould (1842:@unnumbered p. 1, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62576075) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68503)

Heteropus robustus

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

robustus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

195

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Macropus isabellinus

(A. Murray, 1866)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

isabellinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

364

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580360

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Murray (1866:364, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580360) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  2. Ogilby (1892:58, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/938539) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69482)

Macropus erubescens

(P. L. Sclater, 1870)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

erubescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

126

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28554938

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Sclater (1870:126, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28554938) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69150)
  2. Sclater (1872:118, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17037895) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61617)
  3. Jackson & Groves (2015:163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Phascolagus altus

(R. Owen, 1873)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

altus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

128

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43394198

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Royal Society of London

Name usages

Owen (1873:128, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43394198) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67716)

Osphranter Cooperi

R. Owen, 1873

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

cooperi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

128

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43394198

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Royal Society of London

Name usages

Owen (1873:128, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43394198) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67716)

Phascolagus altus

(R. Owen, 1874)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

altus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:PV:M 10779

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

261

Authority publication

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London

Name usages

Owen (1877:413, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43607919) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69370)

Osphranter cooperi

R. Owen, 1874

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

cooperi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:PV:OR 32886

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

261

Authority publication

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London

Name usages

Owen (1877:412, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43607918) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69370)

Osphranter crebescens

F. G. Waterhouse, 1876

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

crebescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

284

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Jackson & Groves (2015:163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Halmaturus robustus

(R. Collett, 1887)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

robustus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

879

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10356919

Authority publication

Zoologische Jahrbücher

Name usages

Collett (1887:879, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10356919) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67854)

Macropus robustus cervinus

(O. Thomas, 1900)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

cervinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.2.6.6

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/71cacf05-45e2-456c-a454-9ac0979974c0

Authority page

113

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35994353

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Macropus robustus woodwardi

(O. Thomas, 1901)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

woodwardi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.6.1.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f480bcff-5ab4-4b76-b974-b5aeb3874ac7

Authority page

395

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3267965

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1904:225, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3858952) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16463)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  3. Jackson & Groves (2015:164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Macropus robustus alligatoris

(O. Thomas, 1904)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

alligatoris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1951.625

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6cce2b15-5777-4157-b690-b10999edd5e2

Authority page

224

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3858951

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1904:224, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3858951) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16463)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  3. Jackson & Groves (2015:164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Macropus argentatus

(W. Rothschild, 1905)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

argentatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1939.2755, BMNH:Mamm:1939.2756

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4625a1d2-6509-4960-8a42-0e0339b2566e https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/76b0966b-885b-4783-aa49-598b825e4c57

Authority page

509

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3479259

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Macropus magnus

(W. Rothschild, 1905)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

magnus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

509

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3479259

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Macropus hagenbecki

(W. Rothschild, 1907)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

hagenbecki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1939.2778

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/85666fe0-0441-4e26-a222-6241ae14c735

Authority page

333

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2989505

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Macropus robustus alexandriae

(E. Schwarz, 1910)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

alexandriae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.11.9.15

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c4f7c9ba-0309-426d-b0e9-5ade262e7311

Authority page

102

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3108764

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Macropus robustus reginae

(E. Schwarz, 1910)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

reginae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1908.8.8.55

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/13ba8fb5-4eeb-41fa-8560-7f78e5247542

Authority page

103

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3108765

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Macropus robustus rubens

(E. Schwarz, 1910)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

rubens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.1.2.8

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ca682de8-dce6-47a6-a0e3-09eacf214b90

Authority page

99

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3108557

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Macropus robustus bracteator

(O. Thomas, 1911)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

bracteator

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1910.12.25.8

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/814ec50a-dc6b-4824-a2c7-27692339434a

Authority page

609

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22098570

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Macropus birdselli

(Tedford, 1967)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

birdselli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SAMA P13857

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

114-127

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Geological Sciences

Macropus robustus erubescens

(Groves, 2005)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

erubescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Macropus robustus isabellinus

(Groves, 2005)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

isabellinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Macropus robustus robustus

(Groves, 2005)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

robustus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Osphranter robustus erubescens

Mittermeier & D. E. Wilson, 2015

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

erubescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

728

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:728) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Osphranter robustus robustus

Mittermeier & D. E. Wilson, 2015

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

robustus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

728

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:728) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Osphranter robustus isabellinus

S. Jackson & Groves, 2015

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

isabellinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

164

Authority publication

Clayton South

Name usages

Jackson & Groves (2015:164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Osphranter robustus woodwardi

S. Jackson & Groves, 2015

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

woodwardi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

164

Authority publication

Clayton South

Name usages

Jackson & Groves (2015:164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

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